Dragonflies | Libellen
This spring 2024, Kunsthal KAdE showed a large selection of objects from the CollectionCentrum Netherlands (CC NL), located in Amersfoort, in combination with large sculptures by Belgian artist Hans Op de Beeck. CC NL houses the collections of the Rijksmuseum, Paleis Het Loo, Nederlands Openluchtmuseum and the Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed.
The colorfulness and diversity of the four national collections, in conjunction with Op de Beeck's monochrome gray work, creates new stories. The artist chose fourteen of his sculptures and came up with themes that served as a starting point for the selection of the depot pieces: childlike innocence, travelers, the sea, celebration, the vanitas motif and the wonder room. In a seventh room, he combined ten of his child/human figures with figure sculptures from the four collections.
Cabinet of Curiosity
The fourth cabinet revolves around the "Cabinet of Curiosity," the primal variety of collections (and thus the origin of museums). Hans Op de Beeck has been creating cabinets for years, in which he combines a motley collection of objects. "By bringing together objects with references to the most diverse historical periods, cultural backgrounds and styles, something fascinating emerges, a completely new whole of meaning as it were. I like to do that according to free association, intuitively, without a predetermined plan. As a result, the most banal objects can suddenly become something very special." (...)
Source:
www.kunsthalkade.nl/en/exhibitions/collection-center-dutc...
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Kabinet van Curiosa
Het vierde kabinet draait om het ‘Rariteitenkabinet’, de oorspronkelijke verscheidenheid aan collecties (en daarmee de oorsprong van musea). Hans Op de Beeck maakt al jaren kasten waarin hij een bonte verzameling objecten combineert. “Door objecten samen te brengen met verwijzingen naar de meest uiteenlopende historische perioden, culturele achtergronden en stijlen ontstaat er iets fascinerends, een compleet nieuw geheel van betekenis. Dat doe ik graag vanuit vrije associatie, intuïtief, zonder vooraf bepaald plan. Daardoor kunnen de meest banale voorwerpen ineens iets heel bijzonders worden." (...)
Dragonflies | Libellen
This spring 2024, Kunsthal KAdE showed a large selection of objects from the CollectionCentrum Netherlands (CC NL), located in Amersfoort, in combination with large sculptures by Belgian artist Hans Op de Beeck. CC NL houses the collections of the Rijksmuseum, Paleis Het Loo, Nederlands Openluchtmuseum and the Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed.
The colorfulness and diversity of the four national collections, in conjunction with Op de Beeck's monochrome gray work, creates new stories. The artist chose fourteen of his sculptures and came up with themes that served as a starting point for the selection of the depot pieces: childlike innocence, travelers, the sea, celebration, the vanitas motif and the wonder room. In a seventh room, he combined ten of his child/human figures with figure sculptures from the four collections.
Cabinet of Curiosity
The fourth cabinet revolves around the "Cabinet of Curiosity," the primal variety of collections (and thus the origin of museums). Hans Op de Beeck has been creating cabinets for years, in which he combines a motley collection of objects. "By bringing together objects with references to the most diverse historical periods, cultural backgrounds and styles, something fascinating emerges, a completely new whole of meaning as it were. I like to do that according to free association, intuitively, without a predetermined plan. As a result, the most banal objects can suddenly become something very special." (...)
Source:
www.kunsthalkade.nl/en/exhibitions/collection-center-dutc...
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Kabinet van Curiosa
Het vierde kabinet draait om het ‘Rariteitenkabinet’, de oorspronkelijke verscheidenheid aan collecties (en daarmee de oorsprong van musea). Hans Op de Beeck maakt al jaren kasten waarin hij een bonte verzameling objecten combineert. “Door objecten samen te brengen met verwijzingen naar de meest uiteenlopende historische perioden, culturele achtergronden en stijlen ontstaat er iets fascinerends, een compleet nieuw geheel van betekenis. Dat doe ik graag vanuit vrije associatie, intuïtief, zonder vooraf bepaald plan. Daardoor kunnen de meest banale voorwerpen ineens iets heel bijzonders worden." (...)